Etymology

thingstead

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Today it means: A place where a Thing (governing meeting or assembly) was held; forum Full definition →

Old English þingstede
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  1. Old English · derived fromþingstede
  2. English todayThingstead

Revived from Old English þingstede. By surface analysis, Thing + stead (“place, site, location”). Cf. Old High German dingstat, Old Norse þingstaðr, and Danish tingsted.

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